Cade is the pairing of Cat Valentine and Jade West (C/at and J/ade). Another term for this pairing is Jat (J/ade and C/at), although the name is rarely used. It is unknown how they met; however, Cat and Jade are best friends - Jade tones her insults down towards Cat, and they show concern for the other's well-being and stand up for each other when problems occur, although in seasons two and three, Jade seems irritated by Cat quite often.

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Friendship between the two is also often explored. A frequent theme of the pairing's dynamic is compromise and exception-making with each other. The two have been shown to be friends and have shown surprisingly little animosity towards one another.

All that said, there have been many moments (Robarazzi, Beck Falls for Tori, Terror on Cupcake Street, Tori Tortures Teacher, etc) when Jade apparently gets irritated by Cat. In such cases, Jade has made Cat color items (tiger), play with Jade's keys, and has even stuffed cereal into her mouth. It seems that these occasions aren't taken to heart by Cat, which is unusual of her.

See Eliana for the real-life pairing of their actresses Ariana Grande and Liz Gillies. They are best friends in real life (since they were 15) and hang out onscreen and off-screen.

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Cade Moments

Season 1

Cat is Jade's first pick for a partner when she does a drive-by acting exercise in Improv class, while Beck is her third pick (this is surprising because Beck is her boyfriend and she was very over-protective of him).

It should also be noted that Cat begins to stand up when Sikowitz chooses Jade to lead their improv skit before Jade even selects her, suggesting that she already knew that she would be Jade's first choice.

Cat and Jade seem to enjoy performing with each other, as they're comfortable rubbing up to each other while they dance (with the same choreography), and look at each other happily.

When the owner of the club says that "two girls really stood out tonight," Jade and Cat look at each other, shyly smile, then turn away.

Both Cat and Jade are upset by losing to Hayley and Tara and considered themselves better.

Jade doesn't make fun of Cat for not initially getting that the karaoke contest was rigged due to one of the competitor's being related to the owner, though she had several opportunities to do so.

Jade puts her hand on Cat's shoulder when Cat grabs her arm in disbelief.

Cat and Jade appear on Tori's doorstep together, suggesting that they spent time together alone, without the rest of the gang.

Jade mentions "I told you to get her doughnuts," implying that she let Cat choose what to get Tori.

Cat and Jade finish each others sentences several times when telling Tori about the girls who cheated at Karaoke Dokie.

Cat giggles and adoringly says, "Jade has a plan."

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When Tori asks about Hayley and Tara she says, "Like, Jade-level mean?" Cat replies, "Not that mean, but really mean." which implies that even though she thinks Jade is mean, she likes her as a friend.

When Cat asks, "Good, right?" after insulting the girls, (which is very Jade-like, and not in Cat's nature to do) Jade says "For you," which implies that had someone else said it, she would've made fun of them. This shows Jade holds Cat in a higher esteem than others.

Interestingly enough, Cat quickly puts up Beck as a reward for the girls winning the bet. Although they are confident they will win, had they not picked Tori, there would be a slight chance that they would lose the bet, forcing Beck to kiss Haley. If Cat liked Jade, this would be a means of getting her to herself.

Cat seems to try insulting Hayley and Tara as much she can possibly trying to impress Jade that she can be mean sometimes.

After Cat jibes "morons" she deliberately leans back to touch her arm to Jade, as if looking for comfort or possibly back-up.

Even though Cats put Beck up as the prize, Jade still trusts Cat to choose their wager.

While Sinjin is talking to the Northridge girls, Cat and Jade are shown smiling and talking in the background at their own table.

During Tori's performance, Jade tells Cat to stop making a face, which Cat immediately complies to.

As soon as Tori takes off her disguise, the camera pans to Cat and Jade; Cat's looking at Jade happily, while Jade is intently watching Tori's performance.

Once Tori wins the contest, Cat and Jade lift Tori's arms in victory.

Jade and Cat dance next to each other with some boys at the end of Tori's performance.

Cat is very touchy in this episode and always is rubbing up against Jade or just simply touching her. If it was anyone else (except Beck), Jade probably would've flipped out.

Cat is helping Jade get dressed and giggles excitedly when she and Tori go to fit Jade's boobs in the hamburger.

When Rex says something Jade doesn't like, Jade pulls his arm off. Yet when Cat comes up and tells them that she booked another gig for "The Diddly Bops," Jade does nothing and Rex calls her on it, saying, "Why don't you rip her arm off?" which results in Jade glaring at him (for pointing out how differently she treats Cat).

Cat is the person to suggest a plan to have Jade's play go exactly how she wanted it for her dad.

Cat performs the lead role in Jade's play. Jade probably chose Cat to play the role, trusting she would do it well.

The character Cat plays, written by Jade, says "Dad?" at the end of Well Wishes, possibly a reference to Jade's own relationship with her father, possibly counting on Cat to portray herself and appeal to her father.

Season 3

On the whiteboard behind Sikowitz it says "Cat & Jade's Christmas Carol Classic This Saturday at The Henry Smith Theater", which means Cat and Jade were doing a show together. You can see it clearly here.

When Jade says that she likes slapping perky redheads, Cat initially laughs but then becomes shocked when she realizes that Jade was referring to her.

Cat is Jade's Secret Santa.

Cat gave Jade a pair of scissors that was from one of Jade's favorite movies.

Jade tells people to shut up because she's about to open the present Cat got her, showing that she was confident that Cat got her something great.

Jade seemed really happy when she received the scissors from the movie. She said "Oh my god, Cat! You did not!" in a really surprised, happy voice.

Cat squeals with excitement when Jade opens her present.

Cat could have gotten Jade something girly and childish, but she chose to get Jade something that she knew she would like, even though it's the opposite of her own (Cat's) personality.

Jade says that in the movie The Scissoring, the main character uses the scissors on her two best friends. While saying this, she looks at Cat (and Tori), implying that she and Cat are best friends.

When Jade visits Tori's house, it is revealed that she brought her old scissors, not the scissors Cat gave her. This could imply that Jade treasures Cat's gift and did not want to risk getting them damaged or ruined.

Jade and Cat are both Tori's backup singers, and they stay next to each other for much of the song, along with sharing parts and dancing.

Jade is usually possessive of Beck, but when Beck is feeding Cat a small piece of taco, Jade is just smiling at them and didn't show any sign of possessiveness, implying that she doesn't mind when Cat is with Beck.

At points of the episode, Jade harasses Cat over being a vegan - this is a take on The Breakfast Club where Bender harasses Claire for being a virgin. Coincidentally, Bender and Claire end up together in the end of the film.

Jade goes on the trip with Cat and Tori, even though she normally would refuse to be anywhere Tori is. This could be because she is jealous that Tori is hanging out with Cat instead or because she wants to hang out with Cat.

When Jade says she doesn't like driving in the daylight, Tori looks shocked but Cat doesn't look as if she noticed the comment. This shows she knows Jade quite well!

Jade wants to go home, but she can't stand seeing Cat cry, so she agrees to keep driving.

When the creepy clown comes, Cat and Jade stand very close together and lean against each other, as if protecting each other.

When Tori comments that they are soaking wet, Jade replies that they all are, very angrily. However she directs this comment at Tori, even thought it is technically Cat's fault that they are wet.

When the clown appears, Jade seems to protect Cat.

When Cat is unable to finish her last words to Mona, Jade tells Tori to finish for her.

Cat and Jade leave Mona Patterson's house together after being sprayed with water.

After the opening credits, Cat and Jade are shown to be sitting next to each other.

They sit together on the steps at lunch.

Jade tells Cat she'll tell her the story (about Trina) later.

Cat offers Jade (as well as André and Beck) candy numerous times from her bra, and Jade accepts it.

Jade cuts the licorice from Cat's bra for her.

Cat gives Jade the longest piece of licorice. (Or Jade, knowing the next piece is hers, cuts it the longest while smirking.)

Cat also knows Jade has her scissors.

When Cat says that some girls were a little "kooky in the head" and "nutty in the ol' noggin", Jade replies, "Some girls are." She implies that Cat is "one of those girls," rather than saying it directly to her face. Jade probably knows that Cat would've gotten very hurt if she'd insulted her outright,

When Cat is giving gumdrops to André, Beck, and Jade, she gives the very first one to Jade.

Cat and Jade have a sleepover together, meaning Jade actually likes to hang out with Cat.

Cat waxes off Jade's eyebrows, but she admits that she didn't mean do it and was trying to make them look nice. Ignoring the fact, Jade still is mad at Cat.

Cat is being chased by Jade throughout the entire episode.

Cat appreciates that Jade is eating lunch with them and wants all of them to each lunch together.

Jade finally gets even with Cat by shaving her bald while she is sleeping in study hall, instead of hurting her physically or ruining her reputation.

When Jade is attacking her in the classroom, Cat does not try to hurt her back; she only tries to get away.

Cat keeps Jade's waxed eyebrows, maybe because she feels bad and wants to try to reattach them somehow.

Cat says Jade asked her to make her eyebrows look nice, showing that Jade, who is insecure however she doesn't like showing weakness, went to Cat for help because she felt insecure about her eyebrows. This also shows how much she trusts Cat and probably explains why she was so mad when Cat messed it up.

Season 4

When Trina tells Tori about the sale, Cat and Jade walk down the stairs together meaning they were together before.

When the group is outside Wanko's Warehouse discussing what they should do about the line for the sale, Cat keeps bumping into Jade's arm.

When Jade desperately asks for a sandwich, Cat happily agrees to get her one. However, Cat runs through the laser beams which cause the security alarm to activate, and therefore, they are forced to run away from the store.

When Cat runs through the laser beams, Jade yells, "No, Cat!" and reaches out to grab her and pull her back in the aisle.

When Jade covers Cat's mouth with her hand to silence her, at first Cat screams and struggles to get away, but when Jade says, "Shhh, shh. Don't fight it. Don't fight it." Cat stops resisting and comfortably lays her head down on Jade's shoulder while Jade calls Tori.

Cat agrees that Beck shouldn't have joined TheSlap without telling Jade, and jokingly calls him a jerk.

Cat comments on Jade's post (saying that she HATES babies) and asks if she hates her profile because it has baby heads all over it.

Jade posts that mustard disgusts her and that she hates the color pink. Cat comments that she's currently eating mustard and wearing the color pink, and she fears that Jade must hate her for this. As a response, Jade tells her that she has no idea of the hatred she has for most people (she never includes Cat in this, though). And Cat seems to know she's not included because she is relieved and mentions that she's not most people, she's Cat. (See the quote below.)

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Jade comments on Cat's profile video, saying that she won't call it good, however she doesn't hate it, which Beck tells Cat to consider as a HUGE compliment from Jade.

Jade suggests Cat be a cat for Halloween so she doesn't confuse herself (the year before, Cat dressed up as a fox).

Cat comments on Jade's message to Beck, curious as to why her and Beck broke up.

Cat and Jade are seen sitting together in a picture.

Cat and Jade sing back-up for Robbie on his song about strangers (Strangers on a Bus), and end up dancing together.

Jade posts that she is at the movies with Cat.

Jade records the second Cat's Random Thoughts video in Cat's bedroom. Cat frequently wonders if it is recording because there is no red light on the camcorder. In a different video (Drive-by Acting Exercises: Beck and Jade) Jade is also wondering if her and Beck's video is recording because she doesn't see the light.

In her UNICORNED! gallery, Cat posts that Jade almost looks like a nice person as a unicorn, however believes she would use her horn as a weapon.

When Cat says that she doesn't know why she's craving carrots, Jade says maybe it's because she watched her neighbor's pet rabbit for a week, to which Cat agrees.

When Tori asks what she she should get Jade for Christmas, Cat says the only nice thing (a gift card), while the other suggestions were a muzzle (Rex), a heart (Robbie), and a therapist (André).

In the "Cat's Christmas Pics!" gallery, Cat posts a photo-docked picture of Jade's head on a snowman in a snow globe. The caption says, "Look Jade is half snowman and half human! She's SNUMAN!"

When Cat says that almonds are a girl's best friend, Jade corrects her by telling her that diamonds are a girl's best friend.

When Jade states she was electrocuted by setting up lights for a school play, Cat replies "Would you say it was a shocking experience? Hee hee!"

When Jade says slapping people is "acting," Cat says that her "acting" made her face hurt.

In her "Tori Gets Stuck" gallery, Jade says to guess what Cat's favorite movie is, giving the hint that it's about a very large boat. She then goes on to say that she likes it too, albeit only because it sinks at the end.

Jade posted that she took home her dissected frog from science class and named him "Gutsy". Cat replied "I would have named him Hopper!" Then Jade responded back, "Uh, maybe six months ago that name would have been better, Cat."

In Cat and Jade's Bedtime Story, Cat lets Jade sleep over at her house after Jade's house was fumigated. Cat and Jade make up a bedtime story, with Jade being annoyed, so she adds in a scary line, with Cat making up something that proves it wrong. However off camera Cat supersedes Jade that the "Bunny was ok" when Jade made "Gets stepped on by an elephant!". This shows that even thought she was annoyed Jade didn't mind letting Cat take the lead. Cat is not upset at all in this video by Jade.

Cat made Jade a lemon and Beck a strawberry in her Fruit Gallery commenting that strawberry lemonade is her favorite and she wants Bade back together.

In Cat tries to tell Jade a joke, Cat lets Jade sleep over at her house again. Even though Cat annoyed Jade with waking her up while she was sleeping and telling her a senseless joke, Jade stayed pretty long and allowed Cat to try the joke over and over again.

Jade enter in Theslap Cat's profile and says she (Jade) made ​​an awesome impression of Cat:

On the Slap Cat posted a picture of Beck and Jade dressed as cowboys.In the description Cat has written that:"One time I watched Jade ride a wild bull in a rodeo. That was awesome. Oh wait, that was only a dream."

Cat appears in one of Jade's What I Hate video's. So Cat was in Jade's house at that time.

Jade invites Cat to join in her video.

Even though Cat says she hates how some people drink coffee, she dosen't seem to notice that this is how Jade drinks coffee

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On Cat's 'Favorite Memory with Friends' section, she wrote: "Singing 'Give it Up' with Jade against Hayley and Tara at the karaoke club. Everyone knows that we would have been the real winners the first go-around if the club weren't owned by Hayley's dad!" (x)

On Jade's 'Hollywood Arts Shoutout', she wrote: "Cat--I don't know how I would make the school day without you, even though you annoy me sometimes. Plus, you are really good at backup singing and allowing me to shine." (x)

Crazy Ponnie - When Jade sleeps over at Cat's house, she asks her to help her with her eyebrows, but Cat accidentally waxes them off. Jade keeps chasing Cat so she can pay her back, and eventually cuts off Cat's hair when Cat falls asleep in study hall.

Opposite Date - Cat and Jade follow Tori and Beck on their opposite date, and spend a majority of the episode driving together. Jade also does an impression of Cat.

The Bad Roommate -After finding an embarrasing photo of Jade online, Cat attempts to help with the problem by tweeting on TheSlap.com NOT to look on Pear Maps and NOT to zoom in on Jade. Jade gets mad and makes Cat eat a bowl full of bush peas as punishment.